Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-09

bro owing on the spot" He came in
With a smile of easy confidence.
Question, What medical journal do
you take, doctor? Answer, Well. they
nave all run out.
@. Don't You intend to take any of
hem agaln2 Il. Well, / can get along
ont them.
Q. Don't you like the reading mat
ter? A. Some OF them I do,
q. What was the name of the journal
vou last took? A. One published in
st. Louis; forget the name,
Q. Did you read it carefully while
1t? A. Yes.
Q. Tell me OF some Of the articles?
A. Ono treated on the practice of medi-
Yes, that Is q subject often al
luded TO In medical journals.
= what books have you in your
A. "Gunn's family physician
and common sense home doctor"
What Is an element, doctor2 A.
Obi anything.
@. Is that bed m element. A.. Yes.
@. Is q stove an element? A. Yes
no-well, it might be. but not unless in
form OF q vapor.
O Ii In the form Of a vapor, would it
be an element? A. Yes.
q. II reduced back &c a stove again,
would 1t ba On element? A. No.
Q. What kind of q compound would
it be2 A. Iron.
Q. What kind Of q compound OF iron ?
A. Oxate of iron.
@ What is an atom? A. A thing
nearly as large as my fist.
Q. What is a molecule?. A. A
thing half as large as an atom.
o.. Ii you have n molecute. would
that be half an atom? A.. Yes.
@. What would be the sound heard
on auscultation in first stages of
A. A gurgling sound.
@. Write prescriptions for first and
second stages of pneumonia. A. Fly
and aconite.
q Name the great cavaties of the
body. A The head, the belly and the
@ Mention the contents of the
craninm. A The brain and three skins.
What are the names OF tissues you call
A have forgotten.
q Are they membranesP A Yes.
q What are these membranes called ?
. schneiderean membranes.
4 Yes Is 'hsre su0a a cavity as the 'hofa1'
@ Name the contents of the thoraoio
Heart, lights and liver.
u Are you sure the liver Is in the thor
acio cavity? A Well I have made q
1t is in the diaphragm.
u How large is the cavity OF the
A About as large as my
head!
@ Name contents of OF abdominal
cavity. A Kidneys and the PROSTATE
@ Does the PROSTATE gland ever be-
enlarged? A Yes.
Q Is it a diseas of children or old age7
. Most always occurs in children,
y Have you treated any cases of en-
larged PROSTATE? A Lots of them.
y With what successp A Tip-top!
lost a case.
@ Did you ever treat any females for
enlarged PROSTATE? A oh, yes; numbers
of them. Z.
Q Where is this gland located in the
female? A About half an inch farther
than in mals.
Q Now, don't yon know there is no
such gland in q female? A Don't see
why a woman can't have PROSTATE as
we'll as q man.
@ Have you had any cases of variola?
A No.
O. Did you ever see a ease of variola9
@ Did you ever treat any cases Of
smallpox? a Oh, yes, lots of theml
@. Did you aver treat a case OF
tubercular meningitis? A. Oh, yes,
large numbers.
@. With what success? A. Good. All
got we'll.
@. Do you think that under proper
and treatment all such cases could
be cured? A. Certainly they ought.
' q. What would be your treatment in
A. Sulphate of zinc and calomel
locally. and hot poultice. But up in u
country we have a great many tape
/ have taken away lots OF them;
have over two quarts in my office.
O.. We're the tapeworms very large?
a. Terrible big; most them over $50
Eeet long.
@. You have great success in this
line. then? A. Ihave never failed to
get 'em.
@. What remedy do you use that
provides SO successful? a. That's
private; l won't tell it to any one.
Here follow a number OF questions
and answers which are omitted. but in
which the doctor figured ont that the
entire length of the alimentary canal
thirty-four inches.
Q. Do you state that the entire
length of the alimentary canal Is thirty.
Tour inches? A. Yes.
@. Do You not think this rather q
short tube to hold a tspeworm $50 feet
long with comfort? A. I guess the
could double up o little.
q. Have you given any attention to
Loxicoligy? A. Studied considerable
when young.
Q. Are you we'll read on poisons and
heir antidotes? A. Used to be first
rate.
@. II called to see a child that had
taken oxalic acid, what would be your
treatment? A. Give something that
would destroy the poison.
@. This being an acid, what would
7ou administer A. I would give an
@. What slkali would you prefer?
Oh, any Of them wpnld do.
@. Bicarbonate of soda being conven-
emit, would You use II? A. Yes.
@. W ould you give bacarbonate OF
loda in this case? A. Yes, I would.
@. What substance would be formed
~ the union OF oxalic acid and bicar-
,onate OF soda. A. Oxate OF soda.
10. Would you not have blnoxalate
soda farmedP A. Oh, yes; that is
] meant. I misspoke myself.
@. Would this binoxslate Of soda be q
lore virulent poison then the one taken i?
/. Yes, Iguess it would.
@. Then you would not have benefit
our patient? A. Well. yes, it seems